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NEBRASKA BLUE BOOK, 1920 |
The following statistics, illustrative of the wealth and debt of Nebraska, are compiled from the United States census publications:
Years
Total Wealth
Total Public Debt of State, County and All Minor Subdivisions.3
1860
$9,131,056
1870
69,277,4831
1880
385,000,000
$12,875,209
1890
1,275,685,514
26,776,205
1900
1,626,203,203
37,404,071
1910
2,079,816,6472
......
1920
4
......
1These U. S. census figures for 1870 are for taxable wealth only on a paper currency basis.
2Includes only farm property. Urban statistics are not yet available. In 1900 the value of Nebraska farm property was $747,950,057.
3The figures for public debt are taken from the U. S. census report on wealth, debt and taxation, and from the reports of the state auditor.
4Figures for 1920 not available.
FARM PROPERTY.
Number, Area and Value of Farms
1920
1910
Increase or Decrease
Amount
Per Cent
Population
1,296,372
1,192,214
*104,158
*8.7
Number of all farms
124,309
129,678
5,369
4.1
Approximate land area of the state, acres
49,157,120
49,157,120
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*16.6
Land in farms, acres
46,053,321
38,622,021
*7,431,300
*16.6
VALUE OF FARMS, 1860-1910.1
Census Yr.
Average Acres per Farm
Average Value per Farm2
All Farm Property
Land and Buildings
Implements and Machinery
Domestic Animals Poultry and Bees
Average value of Land and Buildings per Acre
1910
297.8
$16,038
$13,983
$341
$1,714
$46.95
1900
246.1
6,155
4,753
205
1,196
19.31
1890
190.1
4,505
3,542
145
818
18.63
1880
156.9
2,4312
1,671
123
6373
10.65
18704
168.6
2,494
1,967
101
426
11.67
1860
226.3
1,869
1,391
74
405
6.14
1Figures for 1920 not available.
2Averages are based on "all farms" in state.
3Includes estimated value of range animals.
4Computed gold values, being 80 per cent of the currency values reported.
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FARM TENURE, 1880-1910.1
Tenure
1910
1900
1890
1880
Number of all farms
129,678
121,525
113,608
63,387
Farms operated by owners and managers.
80,237
76,715
85,525
51,963
Farms consisting of owned land only
58,222
53,065
2
2
Farms consisting of owned and hired land
21,028
22,518
2
2
Farms operated by managers
987
1,132
2
2
Farms operated by tenants
49,441
44,810
28,083
11,424
Share tenants .
24,771
33,211
19,141
9,476
Share cash tenants3
11,069
......
......
......
Cash tenants
10,701
11,599
8,942
1,948
Tenure not specified4 .
2,900
......
......
......
Per cent of farms operated by
Owners and managers
61.9
63.1
75.3
82.0
Tenants
38.1
36.9
24.7
18.0
Share and share cash
27.6
27.3
16.8
14.9
Cash and non-specified
10.5
9.6
7.9
3.1
1Figures for 1920 not available.
2Not reported separately.
3Share-cash tenants were doubtless largely included with share tenants in 1900, 1890 and 1880.
4Prior to 1910 non-specified tenants were included with cash tenants.
FARM MORTGAGES, 1890-1910.1
Class
Owned Farms2
1910Owned Farm Homes
1900Owned Farm Homes2
1890Number
Per Cent4
Number
Per Cent4
Number
Percent
Total
79,250
......
74,364
......
84,620
......
Free from mortgage
47,435
60.6
38,976
54.6
40,629
48.0
Mortgaged
30,839
39.4
32,411
45.4
43,991
52.0
Unknown
976
......
2,977
......
......
......
1Figures for 1920 not available.
2Includes all farms owned in whole or in part by the operator.
3The. 1,606 "owned farm homes" for which no reports were secured were distributed between "free from mortgage" and "mortgaged" in 1890.
4Per cent of combined total of "free from mortgage" and "mortgaged."
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